a hand in which no card is higher than a nine

to send or consign to an inferior position, place, or condition

lacking in wholesome vigor; decadent

having a ready insight into and understanding of things

to treat with insolence; bully; torment

settled or confirmed in a habit, practice, feeling, or the like

incisive or keen, as language or a person; caustic; cutting

menacing; threatening

injurious to health

characterized by windings and turnings; sinuous; circuitous

refuse given to hogs; swill

the act of coruscating; a sudden gleam or flash of light; a striking display of brilliance or wit

a defense especially of one's opinions, position, or actions

something small, delicate, and exquisitely wrought

to infer (an unknown) from something that is known; conjecture

to denounce or berate severely; flay verbally